Final provisions

8Interpretation

In this Act—

“CAP direct payment schemes” has the meaning given by section 1;

“claim year” has the meaning given by section 1;

“DAERA” means the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs in Northern Ireland;

the “Direct Payments Regulation” has the meaning given by section 1;

“domestic law” means—

(a)

in section 1, the law of England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, and

(b)

in any other provision, the law of England and Wales, Scotland or Northern Ireland;

“enactment” includes—

(a)

an enactment contained in, or in an instrument made under, an Act of the Scottish Parliament,

(b)

an enactment contained in, or in an instrument made under, a Measure or Act of the National Assembly for Wales,

(c)

an enactment contained in, or in an instrument made under, Northern Ireland legislation, and

(d)

any retained direct EU legislation;

“EU entity” means an EU institution or any office, body or agency of the EU;

the “Horizontal Regulation” has the meaning given by section 1;

“modify” includes amend, repeal or revoke (and related expressions are to be read accordingly);

“retained direct EU CAP legislation” has the meaning given by section 2;

“retained EU law governing the CAP direct payment schemes” has the meaning given by section 2.